Golden State coach Mark Jackson says a difference between this season's Pacers and the team he played on in 1999-2000 is it was a tougher Eastern Conference.

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Candace Buckner
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Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson played on one of the greatest Indiana Pacers teams. The 1999-2000 Pacers finished first in the Central Division and advanced to the only NBA Finals appearance in franchise history.

The 2013-14 Pacers will run away with the division title and hold the same lofty goals as the 2000 team, but Jackson believes the similarities should end there.

"I don't think it's fair to compare both (teams)," Jackson said on Tuesday before his Warriors beat the Pacers 98-96 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. "I've read some articles and watch people compare; I don't think it's ...